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Local and Personal Flue Fir Firement reported a flue fire at 8:30 p.m. yesterday , at the Richard House residence, 15 Corning court. ' Announce . Event Griffin . Creek Mothers' club has set March 5 for the annual smorgas-" bord, yearly fund-raising event, it was announced today. -.-. ; . V'. . Offices Moved The offices of Service Unlimited were moved during the week from 309 East Eighth st.f to s 221 Franklin building on South Central ave. 1 Chickens Taken Ernest San to, 204 Lozier lane, reported that someone :. broke into his chicken house Sunday night and took eight full-blood buff cochin banty chickens, a rooster and seven hens. "... . . ' Cut HandJerry Barrett, 21, Box 762,. Central Point, was ad mitted this morning to Com munity hospital for treatment of a cut hand which he received while working as a sawyer for the Continental Lumber com pany : at Central Point, attend ants said today. 3 ., To Leave Pfc. Sydney Nel son, of the Woman's Army corps plans - to leave Sunday after visiting on a 30-day leave with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Nelson, 21 Vancouver ave. Miss Nelson has been in the service about a year and received her basic training at Ft, Lee, Va. She is a Medford High school grad uate. Her present station . is Camp Gordon, Ga. f To Palm Springs Mr. and !1f.. - . T i ..A.J ana. niuy vvauuu leii luaay for Palm Springs to vacation for two weeks. "Watson is manager of the Medford hoteL ; . Tonsil. Surgery Melody Boeg- ner, 4, .daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lester Boeener. 428 Fairmount J st., underwent tonsil surgery at Community hospital today. Plan Dance Swingin Bees will hold a square dance Satur day, Jan. 15, at Camp Corral. Mrs. Leslie Robertson will call. Dancing will be from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, ' and ' all - square dancers of the valley are - wel come to attend.". Potluck refresh ments will be served. V ' In 'Hospital Mrs. Marmie Olson, ill Newtown st- is a pa tient at. Good Samaritan hospit al . in Portland, where she un derwent major surgery Monday. Mrs. Olson, whose room number at the hospital is 326, expects to remain at the Portland hospital for about seven more days. Her husband is in Portland. w? On Buying Trip Mr. and Mrs. Ken Swartz, Military rd. will leave during the week end on a buying trip to San Fran cisco and Los Angeles for the Maple Shop, 1213 North River side ave. In Los Angeles they will be guests of his brother-in- law : and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hemingway. The Heming ways, recently purchased ranch property on . the - Rogue River, near here. IFCS sale Reconditioned o RANGES o REFRIGERATORS o AUTOMATIC WASHERS ' WRINGER WASHERS ALL, IN A-1 CONDITION Priced Very Reasonable CITY APPLIANCE, Inc. "Medford's Exclusive HOTPOINT Dealer" 127 N. CENTRAL --- Opposite Penney" PHONE 3-5743 JL WlMlMmM(B (CLASS Age 3 to 7 STARTING TUESDAY JANUARY 18, 3 p.m. CLASS WILL MEET ON Tuesdays and Thursdays For 6 Weeks Mothers Must Be With Child In the Pool Register NOW at the YMC A or PHONE 2-6295 New en Staff Mrs. Fran Casebeer, 1012 Winchester ave. has joined the sales staff of Bert Pree's, women's apparel store. Hospitalized Porter J. Neff, 83, of 227 North Berkeley way, this morning was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital for treat ment.;;.' FinedWalter Albert Rhodes, 29, of route 2, box 102A, Jack sonville, was fined $250 and $5 court costs yesterday in district court on a charge of reckless driving. He pleaded guilty to the charge through his attorney. .- Runaways William Arthur Brazeau, 18, and two 17-year-old boys, all from Seattle, are in the Jackson county jail where they are being held as runaways. They were picked up yesterday in Central Point by state police, ; . .:- .... '. ' . - - - i . . 'i- : Ait Market Mrs. 'Jean Hart is in Los Angeles this week at tending merchandise mar t shows and she will return by way of San Francisco the first of the week to i- attend mart shows there. Mrs. Hart will pur chase spring merchandise for her women's apparel shop. Returned Jack Burpee, dis trict manager of the - Northern Life Insurance company, re turned Tuesday by plane from San Francisco where he had been for - eight days receiving treatment at the Franklin hos pital. He has returned to his of fices in the Goldy building. - From Trip Mrs. Helen Shoe maker, Gold Hill, returned Jan. 10 after visiting for three weeks with her daughters at Brook ings, .Ore. She also visited her son, Joseph L. Shoemaker, who recently arrived at Brookings after serving with the Army. He is employed as a policeman at Brookings assisting his brother-in-law, Clarence " Cross. - Shoe maker served in both World War and n. He was in Japan for three years and in Korea for nine months. -Teenage Picture A movie, The Meaning of Adolescence,' the second -in a series of fivet sponsored on Thursdays by the. mental health committee of the Jackson County Health associa tion, will be shown today at 8 pjn., at the YMCA building. The Rev. Thomas McCamant, pastor of the Congregational church, ... . .. a All tim 1 1 ha mo nisnission leaner, au nersons interested in teenagers I are invited to attend the picture and discussion. Civic groups ot the vicinity cooperate with the committee..' in sponsoring the series. . ' ; Move Here Mr. and Mrs. Walter Olson and their six sons arrived in Medford Jan. 3 to make their home. They moved Tuesday to 1351 Kings highway, the former home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirby who have moved temporarily to 508 Stewart ave. The Olsons came here from Hawarden, near Sioux City, la., and he is self-employed through the Purucker Piano house as a piano tuner and repairman. The sons are Ronald, 17; Rodney, 16; Larry and Garry, 10-year-old twins, in the : fifth grade at Washington school; ; Marvin, , 8, a third grader there; and Dennis Ray, 5. Olson's niece and her husband. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Al- brant, live here at 823 East Main st. Olson visited in Medford last fall and decided then to move his family here. . ' .' Obituary WILBUR CAMEROlf - Funeral services for Wilbur W. Cameron, 87, of Jacksonville, who died in a local hospital Tuesday, will be held at. Perl funeral home Friday at 2 pjn. with the Rev. D. KirklaaCWest, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Jacksonville - ceme tery. - . . The deceased, a southern: Ore gon -resident for -the ; past ' 25 years, was born at Union Town, Ore., on Dec. 23, 1867. His fam ily settled in the Appiegate val ley in 1852 and he was a retired farmer and stockman. - ; Survivors include his N wife, Dora, and -several - nieces and nephews. - ' ... ' ..' '" FAIRY HEARIN . , . . ; Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Fairy Hearin, who died at a local hos pital Wednesday. She is the wife of Joe Hearin, 1715 . East Main street. .- . . : . BERTHA SEELEY : ;M Mrs. Bertha Henrietta Seeley, 62, died today in a Medford hospital. Services will be held next week at her home in Van couver, Wash. : The remains will lie in state at Conger-Morris funeral home until Sunday at 4 p.m. CORAL CROWDER Remains of Mrs. Coral G. Crowder, 59, of Ashland, who died Tuesday in a Medford hos pital, have been- forwarded by Conger-Morris funeral home to Lovelock, Nev., for services and interment there Saturday at 11 a.m. ' . 'v ;-s-.. The deceased was born March 14, 1895, in Lovelock. She had lived in Ashland for the past Vt years.'" ' V: ; -7- w?:: Survivors .. include a son, Claude Silverwood, Ashland: a daughter, Mrs. I. E. Martin, Sparks, Nev.; three sisters, Mrs Iva Miller, Salem, Ore.; Mrs, Claude ' Campbell, - F e r n 1 e y, Nev.; and Mrs. Willam Loorz, Lovelock; ' five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews Births PARKER - To Mr. and Mrs. John, 308 Haven st., Jan. 12, 1955, a girl, 10 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ' ;i :xj CLARK To Mr. and iMrs. Donald, 520 Edwards st., Jan. 12, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. : HUNTLEY To Mr. and Mrs; Philip, 723 South Modoc ave,; at sacred neart nospitai. KEZER. To Mr. and Mrs. Billy, 1085 Ellendale dr., Jan. 12, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospitaL . . .. : HARRIS To . Mr. and Mrs. James, Henderson, ; NevJan. 12, 1955 a girl, 6 pounds, at . Com munity. hospitaL ; . " ' STRAUS To Mr. and Mrsl Richard, route 1, box -181,- Gold Hill, Jan. 13, 1955, a girl, 5V4 pounds, 'at Community hospital: BURRILL To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene, Prospect, Jan.. 13, 1955, a boy, 7V4 pounds, at Community hOSpital. ' - WHITE To Mr. and Mrs. Arvid, 802 West Jackson st., Jan. 11, 1955, girL 71 pounds, at Community hospital. Dead line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday : 10 ajn. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 srevlouiday. riOTJ! Increased Service Daily! - from Medford to LOS 'ANGELES SEATTLE I gs! i : ; ii.ii! nrxi ' fc-La Be among the first to travel in the new- ' est, finest motor coach ever built! ' Your next trip can be wonderfully easy, sceni cally delightful aboard the amazing Greyhound Scerucruwerf Scores of these revolutionary coaches are now in service hundreds of gentle-riding Scenicruisers ' are scheduled for operation soon. .... . " J. A. Tomjack 212 N.' Barri4t TO LOS ANGELES Pius tr.s. Tax $10.70 1 C Plus U.S. Tax : TO SEATTLE $9 Rtturn Trip 20 LESS . . on Round-Trip Tickatsl . , Phono 2-2202 , RAISKD OBSEMVATION LKVaU. f ; -AIR SUSPBNSION KIDS COMFLKTB WASHROOM I I ' .. -. . ..... ... .. .-.y o AIR CONDmONINO PANORAMIO nCTURB WINDOWS LUXURIOUS : nrrsRiOR appointments ""'"2? f J-.' .11 "" ' ' ' mum I ' M afe ' CONFESSING ' he fatally shot stepmother, lima Corcoran, ac cording to New York poUce Kenneth Corcoran 13, is quoted as saying "she was always pick Ml on me." -U (Inttrnationol) Wall Street New York OJ.R) Wall Street didn't like a market re covery on -small volume '.so it turned to the selling side again today. Net losses late in the: session ranged to more than, a point in a long , list of issues. . Today's closing prices on' se lected stocks: Thursday, January 13, 19S5 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTES American T & T ...... Anaconda - ;.. .... Chrysler Curtiss Wright General Electric General Motors Montgomery Ward .. Penn. R. R. . Penney, J. C. Radio ... ... . - Southern Co. . Southern Pacific S. Oil of Calif. Texas Gulf Sulphur Transamerica Tri-Continental United Aircraft ....... U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel .Ll.. Youngstown .. 173V4 49V& 68Vs - 113A . .504 Jl 95 83 .....23! ...'..- 83!2 .......... 38 ..t--, 18 ..: 53 40 39 26 ......... 76.; 43 8 .. 70 73U Portland Livestock V Portland ftT.P Cattle 250. Good fed steers $22-23.S0; commercial $18 19; commercial heifers $17.50: utility heifers $1150-15; canner-cutter cows mostly $8-9. few $9.50-10; utility cows $11.50-13; canner-utility bulls- $11 $14.50. - - Calves 25. Good vealers $19-22; choice to $25. Hon 250. Choice 1-2 butchers 180- 235 lb. $19,30-20, some hieher; -choice , , . - . , . .. . n n can 1t sows $15-17.- .- SheeD 100. Good-choice around 80- lb. wooled lambs $1850; choice $19; choice with some prime above $19; good-choice feeders siso-ibjju; gooa- choice ewes-$550-650. '-' - Portland raj.) Eras To retail ers: - Grade AA large. 47c doz.; A large, 44c doz:: AA medium. 44c; A medium. 42c; A smaU, 35c; cartons, l-3c additional. Butter To reailers: AA grade prints, 66- lb.; cartons, 67c; A prints. 66c; cartons, 67c; B prints, 64c. - Cheese To retailers: a grade cnea dar. Oregon singles 42'i-452C3,i 5-lb. loaves 461i-49'ac. Processed Ameri can cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 39fe-41c lb. . Farm Markat Prices on potatoes were unsettled with some sales up as much as 50 cents a sack. Givil Case Decided Favors Defendant In Circuit Court " A civil suit being tried, in cir cuit court ' here yesterday : was decided in favor of the defend ant, K. C. Wernmark, Central Point,' it was reported this morn ing. " - -The case came to a close when James Main, attorney for: the plaintiff,- C. 'L. Robinson, 'Ross lane, offered to dismiss the com plaint, with prejudice, provided Werhmark's counter -complaint also "was dismissed." "This, was done, - and ..the jury was. dis missed. ."VvvV-;; Based on Agreement -': The - suit ; was - brought - by Robinson against . Wernmark based j on S a verbal . agreement made in 1951, when Wernmark had a logging -and clearing con tract for the area to be; covered with water behind the Willow Creek dam, 1 then ' under con struction. Robinson agreed to do the logging for Wernmark. He filed the suit for money he claimed was due him under the agreement. - r - - Wernmark's contention was that Robinson had been paid in full, and that he had not com pleted the work agreed upon. Conclusion: of 'the case came after Wernmark's attorney, O. H. Behgston, moved for a di rected - verdict favoring Wern; mark, and Circuit Judg, H. K. Hanna, who was presiding, over ruled the motion, although he said he would consider a sfcnilar motion after- the defense; case had been presented.' , ; - The plaintiffs case was con cluded, and the defendant's just begun, when Main made the dis missal offer. Portland Produce Poultry, Rabbits - ' Live Chickens To growers (No.l auaUty. f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Va n A 1W. . 41m IK . m form S1 lh rnakt. V . . mr ., .u .w. era 41 lbs. and up, 22c lb. f.o.b. Port land, 20c at aancn; ugnt nens. aic; heavy hens, all wis.. 13c lb.; old roosters, 10c lb. - Dressed Chickens no, 1 aressea to retailers: 'Fryers. 34-35c lb.: roasters. 36-37c; light hens. 21-22c; heavy hens, 25 -26c; cut up fryers, all wtsM 45-46c; whole drawn, 39-40c. Turkeys Paying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens. 29c lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dressed basis; toms same basis, 25 lbs. up, 24c; under 25 lbs.. 21c lb. Beltsville hens, 31c; light type toms, 25c; fryer-roaster. 27s lb. liveweight. To retailers. A Sad hens, ready to cook. 49c; N.Y. eased to 43c lb. A grada toms, oven- recay, we. jseusvuie ' a graae nens, oven-ready, to 52c: Beltsvilla toms. 4Sc lb. . . Rabbits (average to growers i.o.n. killing plants) Live white. - 3aA-Va lbs.; 18-20C up.; 5-6 lbs.. 14-I6c: color ed pelts, 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to reumers. a-o c; cut up. oihuc 1 ...... - .. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices aa reported in the tTSDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. $7850 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2 whit oats. 38-lb. test. . Coast delivery. $58 ton; Portland delivery $54-56 ton; wo. a western oariey. ao i.o.o. Portland. Coast . delivery:" Soybean meal. $93. ton, ears, prompt delivery Portland; -standard nuurun, prompt shipment' i.o.b. Portland. $44.50-45 ton; No. 2 yeUow corn. $67-6725 ton tjoto. Portland. ' " Wholesale hay prices:- No.- 2 green alfalfa, baled. f.o.b. Portland. $34-35 trucks. $36-37 ran. Portland grain exchange: Wednes day's closer ' son white Son-in-Law of - Local . Woman Earns Award - Walker M. Treece, Portland finance company . executive and a son-in-law of Mrs. I. E. Schuler Medford heights, is to receive the annual "first citizen" award' of the Portland Junior Chamber Of Commerce at a dinner Jan. 15. Speaker for the .event will be George.' Murphy, movie.? star. V Treece's activities include the programs, of 19 : civic, 5 prof es--sional and ' educational groups. He ; is a past- president of the junior group,- and last year re-' ceived its gold key award for his work. He is a graduate of I the University of Oregon and a .veteran of World War II. ' Mrs. Treece is the former Jean Schuler. Mrs. ; Schuler is now visiting the Treeces. " WRONG ALIBI i Old Lyme, Conn, i(U.R) A game warden arrested two duck hunters for shooting a swan. The. hunters explained ; ;4n justice court that they tnougns tney were shooting at a white goose. The judge informed that there is no open season on swan or white geese and fined them ?zo. Daily Weather Report k FOREC-ASXS ' Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Foggy late .to night and morning hours. Low tonight 25. High Friday 38. , . . Western Oreon: Partly cloudy to night and Friday. A little cooler to night with low. 28-36. High Friday 4M8 LOCAL DATA -Temperature a year ago: Highest 42: Lowest 27. . . ' . . Total monthly precipitation 33 inch. Deticiency for the month .66 inch. Total precipitation since September 1,-' 1954, 5:01 inches. . v - Deficiency : for - the season 4.34 inches. ' . - . . r Relative nununty :w P.m. yester day 75: 4:30 a Jn .today 99. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., . 120 Meridian Time . High Low Pree. Boise - 32 23 Boston , 32 26 Chiraen : 32 ' 19 Denver ., 36 11 luureica 4 Grants Pass 39 Havre ...-JL 36 Klamath Falls 32 Los Angeles . 65 Medford New York s...- , . 34 Omaha ..- 28 Phoenix i ..- . 65 Portland - 48 Reno , r 37 Eugene SO Salt T.ak ' - 32 San Francisco 52 do no rex White -club H. R. winter, 11 per cent , do 12 per cent- 2.34 2.34 2.36 2.45 HOT PERFECT Excelsior Springs, Mo. (U.R) That's : the first ; field goal- at tempt, he's ever missed," pro claimed a publicist for the Em poria, Kan.' College football team after a 34-yard try went awry. Asked how many the player had made, the man snap ped back, "One." Sattl Spokane r-46 . 35 ' . t 36 . 32 32 5 -9-46 32 29 - 5 42 41 16 39 - 4 - 44 41 31. "M 27 .06 At .03 Washington, D.C. v Tomorrow Sunrise 79 ajn. Sunset 5 :0a pjn. - Dead : One Sunday caassined ts at noon Saturday : 10 am. Monday for Monday: other days 530 previous day E23ISTH ASHLAND FRI. EVE. JAN. 14th " BIG SWING DANCE AND JAM SESSION . - LEO VILAMNO and the ARISTOCRATS OF SWING FEATURING PAUL POWELL Walker's Dreamland Dallroom 415 E. MAIN STY - MEDFORD . START. SWINGING AT 9 Son of Injured Man Returns To Medford r Mr. and Mrs? a! C. Maxwell Jr., 723 West 13th st, returned Tuesday : rom Los. Angeles where ; they had 1 just arrived when they learned that his fa ther, A; C. Maxwell, Portland, suffered severe head injuries in a. fall Monday at the Medford post office building. v : , ' The "elder "Maxwell under went brain: surgery soon after the accident. He also suffered a shoulder fracture which will be treated : when he ' recovers suf ficiently from the head injury, his son explained. He has not yet recovered consciousness, .' ' - His wife, who was also: at Community hospital because of shock, now is staying at the heme of friends, Mr. and Mrs. Al Larson, 822: Minnesota ave. The elder Maxwells had arrived here to care for their ' three grandchildren while the young er Maxwells went on vacation. The first National Guard unit (militia) was organized in 1636. Court, Trailer Group -Elects Mrs. Berry ' Mrs. Wyles E. Berry, Rogue Woods motel. Trail,' Wednesday nu ucvku (iiraiucuv VI -lite,. Jackson County Motor Court and Trailer association at '& luncheon: meeting at the Jack son hoteL The retiring president ' is Sam Tooley of Ashland. O. L, Williams, Utopia siotelp is the new vice-president; and F. D. O'Neill, Lodge motel, sec, retary-treasurer. . ';: New directors are Ed Bolt, Homesteadon-the Rogue, Gold " Hill; Mrs. Hick Gier, Del Bio Traler court; Tom Sterling, Ash land motel; C. P. Yundt, Riffles on-therRogue; Mrs. R. L. Powell, Central motel, and Mrs. C B. Partcb, Motor Haven moleL The group meets the second Wednesday of; each month for noon luncheons and a business session.: . . . , . V : ; . ' , ' . Cubs of the :a New - England! black bear usually are twins born in January or February. , JANUARY CLEARANCE i SHOE.SALE STILL IN PROGRESS Plenty of GOOD SELECTIONS At Tremendous Savings lllilil CS1 mm mm (ill! MM O BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:30 O NOW SHOWING OA SWELL DOUBLE DILL O SPECTACLE ADVENTURE ROMANCE OUT OP WYOMING'S -MOST SAVAGE. DAYS! Atl-MEW AM : Un Story frsfii Walt Dsnfyl ; I . e.e, : -..d auaae 1' sin -:- - i 4LUS CARTOON O - NEWS - Luii - i STARTS SUNDAY !I tit 1" Doers Open 6:50. P.M. 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